Psychology and emotional health

What is intuition? Intuition is a wordthat comes from a form of the late Latin intuitio, intuitionist, which originates from the Latin verbintueri (to have your eyes fixed on something). For theRoyal Spanish Academy (RAE), the word intuition in its first meaning corresponds to the “Faculty of understanding things instantaneously, without the need for reasoning”. On the other hand, intuition is thatability …

What is tachypsychia? Tachypsychia (from the Greek tachýs “fast” and psyché “soul” or “mind”) or also calledAccelerated Thinking Syndrome, is that condition in which the individualexperiences an acceleration in the speed of thought, which is difficult to control. In this sense, according toAugusto Cury, accelerated thinking syndromeis atype of anxietyand occurs due to the excess of information, …

What is temperament? In the dictionary of theRoyal Spanish Academy (RAE), the term temperament means in its first meaning, “character, way of being or reacting of people“. On the other hand, temperament forpsychology, means theimmediate and automatic reaction to a stimulus, which constitutes an emotional phenomenon inherited throughhuman geneticsand therefore is part of their habitual behavior. Note: Being in …

What is choleric temperament? The choleric temperament belongs to a classification of 4 types of temperament elaborated by Galen of Pergamum (1), an ancient Greek philosopher who defined it based on the proposal of the basic elements, which explain the existence of all known substances. (2) made by Empedocles (3) and the “Theory of the 4 humors” (4) , a medical model of the human body developed by Hippocrates . (5) In this sense, the …

What is phlegmatic temperament? The phlegmatic temperament arises from the theory made by the Greek philosopherGalen of Pergamon (1), on the proposals of two great thinkersequally Greek asEmpedocles (2) andHippocrates. (3) In this sense, phlegmatic temperament is one of the types oftemperamentthat is characterized by peoplewith a predominance of aweak but balanced nervous system. This type of temperament, has a low …

What is melancholic temperament? The melancholic temperament arises from the proposal made byGalen of Pergamum(1), a philosopher whowelcomed two proposals or models of ancient Greece. In this sense, melancholic temperament is one of thetypes of temperamentthat is characterized by people with apredominance of a weak nervous system, so it is avery emotionally sensitiveperson and low reactivity to medium stimuli. …

What is blood temperament? The blood temperament is one of the 4types of temperamentand is characterized by a fast and balanced nervous system, but witha slow correlation to reactivity to medium stimuli, that is, they are slow for decision making since they do not anticipate situations. Basically, this temperament starts from the proposal of the Greek philosopherEmpedocles(1), who defined the …

What are psychodynamic theories? Psychodynamic theories explain the set ofrules, principles and knowledge related to psychology, which focus their attention on the importance of impulses in human behavior, especially the unconscious impulses of the individual. In this sense, all these theories share a common denominator, is that they all come from apsychodynamic modeland approach, derived from the principles ofpsychoanalysis. To …

What is character? The dictionary of theRoyal Spanish Academy (RAE), defines the term of character in its sixth meaning as the “Set of qualities or circumstances of a thing, a person or a collectivity, which distinguishes them by their way of being or acting, from the others”. On the other hand, in a broader concept forpsychology, character is theset of behavioral …

What are temperament types? To enter into context, the termtemperamentmeans theimmediate and automatic reaction of the human being, to a stimulus that arises from the environment constituting an emotional phenomenon acquired throughgenetic inheritanceand thereforepart of the habitual behaviorcoming from theunconscious. (1) As thepsychological traits derived from the nervous systemaredifferent between individuals, then different types of temperament arise that …